Community Health Funding Report

General

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Trump Sounds Familiar Themes with Health Plan

Donald Trump’s health reform plan is one of the first real indications that he may be willing, if nominated, to back the party’s priorities rather than strike out on his own.

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Project Adds Minority Researchers in Policy Development

The initiative designed to increase the number of historically underrepresented minority researchers and evaluators such as Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, Pacific Islanders, and underrepresented Asians.

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Bipartisan Group Seeks Input on Housing, Health Ties Among Seniors

The Bipartisan Policy Center Health and Housing Task Force is soliciting proposals on the best ways to address critical issues facing the country’s aging population.

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IG to Review Major HHS Grant Programs in 2016

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General releases its planned activities for FY 2016. With Congress focusing on finding ways to save money, IG projects are becoming increasingly better guides to how agencies plan to save money and/or improve operations.

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Has City Overhauled Itself to Promote Health?

An article posted on Gizmodo, a Web-based news service, analyzes efforts by Oklahoma City to reduce obesity among its citizens. The article reports on city policies that involved designing services to promote exercise, as well as supporting healthy eating habits. It also touches on another key elem...

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Videos Feature Best Practices for Teen Pregnancy Prevention

The Office of Adolescent Office at the Department of Health and Human Service makes available videos demonstrating how OAH-funded teen pregnancy prevention grant programs help reduce unwanted teen pregnancy.

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CMS Taps ‘Million Hearts’ Program to Tackle Heart Disease

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announces that the American College of Cardiology has endorsed the Million Hearts: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model (MH Model).

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CDC to Examine Public Health, Climate Change

Using recent research findings from grants it has made to colleges and public health agencies, the Centers for Disease Control will bring together a panel of experts and national public health stakeholders to assess CDC’s current response to the public health effects of climate change.

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AMA: Meaningful Use Guidelines Need Major Changes

The AMA is supporting legislation introduced by Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) which would prevent final rules relating to Stage 3 criteria for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology from being adopted.

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White House Updates AIDS Strategy, Resources

The White House issues an update on its National AIDS Strategy, focusing on possible actions in the coming five years. While there is no major change in emphasis or priorities, several areas are sharpened to provide a sense of where funding and resources should be targeted.

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